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9 February 2013, 03:19 PM
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Wright? seaplane
In Warship 2008 there is a picture of what I think is a wright pusher seaplane. It has 4 bay wings and a twin tail. The photo was taken before Dec 1914 because there are no white/red roundles on the top wing. Could someone help me ID this aircraft? Sorry I can't post a picture of it with HMS Excellent. I know it is not of the # 171-176 batch which has 5 ay wings and different rudders.
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9 February 2013, 03:35 PM
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Difficult to say without a picture, but I don't think Wright ever delivered a plane as a seaplane, at least in the US. That said, the US Navy installed their own floats on at least one Wright plane, and Burgess (for a time, The Burgess Co. and Curtis - no relation to Glenn Curtiss) made floatplanes under license from the Wrights to the Wright design. So if it looks like a Wright pusher, it could be one that someone else (perhaps the RN itself) installed floats on, or it could be a Burgess-Wright.
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9 February 2013, 09:14 PM
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Bonjour
I have found this about à Wright seaplane of 1913 Aviation in 1913: Images from Scientific American 's Archives [Slide Show]: Scientific American Slideshows Bruno |
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9 February 2013, 09:51 PM
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Great photos and info Frogman, Thanks.
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10 February 2013, 06:56 AM
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There is some more information on the Wright Model G seaplane here. The machine was actually designed by Grover Loening .
There was also the Wright Model K Seaplane which was actually acquired by the US Navy as A51. Typical here that the machine was a two propeller tractor. Tork1945 |
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